9th Circ. Affirms Lack Of Similarity In 'Big C' Copyright Suit

Law360, New York (November 26, 2012, 6:52 PM EST) -- A cancer survivor who says Showtime Networks Inc.'s television series “The Big C” is a rip-off of her own screenplay about living with cancer failed to revive her suit against the network after the Ninth Circuit on Monday affirmed a lack of substantial similarities between the two works.

The appeals court affirmed a California federal court's ruling last year granting summary judgment for Showtime and “Big C” creator Darlene Hunt, saying the lower court was correct in determining that plaintiff Nancy Radin had failed to show...